uJobe

28 “Kukhona indawo yokumba isiliva

Nendawo yegolide abalicwengayo; +

 2 Insimbi ithathwa emhlabathini,

Nethusi lincibilikiswa* emadwaleni. +

 3 Umuntu ukhanyisa endaweni emnyama;

Uya endaweni emnyama bhuqe,

Eyofuna amatshe ayigugu.

 4 Umba umgodi kude nalapho kuhlala khona abantu,

Ezindaweni ezilibalekile, kude nalapho kuhamba khona abantu;

Abanye bayehla balenge ngezintambo ezibabambile.

 5 Ukudla kumila phezu komhlaba;

Kodwa ngaphansi kwawo izinto zonakele njengokungathi zoniwe umlilo.*

 6 Laphaya ematsheni kunesafire,

Uthuli lona lunegolide.

 7 Akukho nyoni edla inyama eyazi indlela eya khona;

Neso likanhloyile aliyibonanga.

 8 Azikho izilo ezinkulu ezihambe kuyo;

Iwundlu lebhubesi alizange lihambe kuyo.

 9 Umuntu ushaya idwala eliqinile* ngesandla sakhe;

Agumbuqele izintaba ezisusa ezisekelweni zazo.

10 Uvula imisele yamanzi + emadwaleni;

Amehlo akhe abona zonke izinto eziyigugu.

11 Uvimba izizalo zemifula,

Obekufihlekile akulethe ekukhanyeni.

12 Kodwa ukuhlakanipha—kungatholakalaphi, +

Ukuphi umthombo wokuqonda? +

13 Akekho umuntu oqaphela ukubaluleka kwako, +

Akunakutholakala ezweni labaphilayo.

15 Ngeke kuthengwe ngegolide elingaxutshiwe;

Futhi isiliva ngeke likalwe bese lishintshaniswa nako. +

16 Ngeke kuthengwe ngegolide lase-Ofiri +

Noma nge-onikisi eliyivelakancane nangesafire.

17 Igolide nengilazi ngeke kuqhathaniswe nako;

Noma kwenanwe ngesitsha segolide elimsulwa. *+

18 Ikhorali nekristalu ngeke kukhulunywe nakukhulunywa ngako, +

Ngoba isikhwama esigcwele ukuhlakanipha sibiza ukwedlula esigcwele amapharele.

19 Itopazi + laseKushe ngeke liqhathaniswe nako;

Ngeke kuthengwe ngisho nangegolide elingaxutshiwe.

20 Kodwa ukuhlakanipha kuvelaphi,

Ukuphi umthombo wokuqonda? +

21 Kufihliwe emehlweni azo zonke izinto eziphilayo, +

Kwafihlelwa nezinyoni zamazulu.

22 Ukubhubha nokufa kuthi,

‘Izindlebe zethu zizwe umbiko kuphela ngako.’

23 UNkulunkulu uyayiqonda indlela yokukuthola;

Uyena kuphela owazi lapho kuhlala khona, +

24 Ngoba ubheka emaphethelweni omhlaba,

Abone yonke into engaphansi kwamazulu. +

25 Lapho enika umoya amandla, *+

Ekala namanzi, +

26 Lapho enquma ukuthi imvula ina nini +

Nokuthi amafu esiphepho esinokuduma azohamba kuphi, +

27 Wabona ukuhlakanipha wakuchaza;

Wakwenza kwaba khona wayesekuhlola.

‘Bheka! Ukwesaba uJehova kuwukuhlakanipha, +

Nokubalekela okubi kuwukuqonda.’” +